Miss Grand Puerto Rico

Main article: Miss Puerto Rico

Miss Grand Puerto Rico

Formation	2013
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	San Juan
Location	Puerto Rico
Membership	Miss Grand International
Official language	Spanish
President	Miguel R. Deliz
National director	Valeria Vázquez
Parent organization	Nuestra Belleza Puerto Rico, Inc. (2016 – Present)

Miss Grand Puerto Rico is a national title bestowed upon a woman chosen to represent Puerto Rico at Miss Grand International,[1][2] an annual international beauty pageant promoting peace and opposing all forms of conflict.[3][4] The national pageant of Miss Grand International for Puerto Rico is currently conducted by Nuestra Belleza Puerto Rico, Inc., to which MGI PLC, the owner of Miss Grand International, awarded the franchise in 2016.[5] One of the winners of the "Nuestra Belleza Puerto Rico" pageant gets the title of Miss Grand Puerto Rico.[1][2]

The highest placement of Puerto Rico's representative at Miss Grand International is the winner, won in 2013 by former Miss World Puerto Rico 2011, Janelee Chaparro.[6][7]

History

2013–2015: Early years

Puerto Rico debuted in Miss Grand International in 2013, and the franchise was under the Miss World Puerto Rico contest until 2016,[6][8] when a San Juan-based event organizer led by Miguel R. Deliz, Nuestra Belleza Puerto Rico, Inc., took over the license.[5]

Under the direction of Miss Mundo Puerto Rico, the first representative, Janelee Chaparro, was appointed to join the international contest in Thailand and also won the title.[6] The following two candidates were determined through the Miss World Puerto Rico pageant.[6][8]

2016–present: Nuestra Belleza Puerto Rico

In the early days after acquiring the franchise, most of the country's representatives at Miss Grand International were appointed. Later in 2019, the national pageant of Nuestra Belleza Puerto Rico was created to select the country's representatives for Miss Grand International, Miss International, Miss Supranational, Top Model of the World and Miss Intercontinental.[1] However, the pageant was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the representatives for the aforementioned international contests were instead determined through the casting process.[9][10]

Since 2022, Nuestra Belleza Puerto Rico, Inc. only holds the Puerto Rican licenses for Miss Grand International, Miss International, Miss Cosmo and Miss Supranational.[2][5]

International placements

The following is a list of Puerto Rico representatives a Miss Grand International.

Color keys

•   : Declared as Winner
•   : Ended as runner-up or top 5 qualification
•   : Ended as one of the Finalists
•   : Ended as one of the Semi-finalists
•   : Ended as special awards winner

Year	Delegate	Title	Placement	Special Awards
2024	Mariangie Alicea Figueroa[11][12]	Nuestra Belleza Puerto Rico 2024 – Grand International	Unplaced
2023	Cristina Ramos[13]	Nuestra Belleza Puerto Rico 2023 – Grand International	Top 20
2022	Oxana Rivera[14]	Nuestra Belleza Puerto Rico 2022 – Grand International	5th Runner-Up
2021	Vivianie Arroyo[15][16]	Miss Grand Puerto Rico 2021	3rd Runner-Up	Best in Swimsuit
2020	Fabiola Valentín[9][17]	2nd Runner-Up Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2019	Top 10
2019	Hazel Ortiz[18]	Nuestra Belleza Puerto Rico 2019 – Grand International	Top 10
2018	Nicole Colón[7]	Appointed	3rd Runner-Up
2017	Brenda Azaria Jímenez[7]	1st Runner-Up Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2016	3rd Runner-Up
2016	Madison Sara Anderson[7]	Appointed	3rd Runner-Up
2015	Isamar de Jesús[6][7]	Miss Grand Puerto Rico 2015	Top 20
2014	Rebeca Valentín[6][7]	Miss Grand Puerto Rico 2014	Top 20
2013	Janelee Marcus Chaparro[6][7]	Miss Mundo Puerto Rico 2011	Miss Grand International 2013

Gallery

• 
  Miss Grand Puerto Rico 2013
  Janelee Chaparro
• 
  Miss Grand Puerto Rico 2021
  Vivianie Arroyo
• 
  Miss Grand Puerto Rico 2023
  María Cristina Ramos
• 
  Miss Grand Puerto Rico 2024
  Mariangie Alicea

References

1. "En la recta final candidates de Nuestra Belleza Puerto Rico 2019" (in Spanish). Metro World News. 10 September 2019. Archived from the original on 11 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
2. "De Ponce, Dorado y San Sebastián las reinas de Nuestra Belleza Puertorriqueña 2022" (in Spanish). El Nuevo Dia. 6 June 2022. Archived from the original on 6 June 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
3. Earl D.C. Bracamonte (28 March 2021). "Miss USA is first Black contender to win Miss Grand International crown". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
4. "มิสแกรนด์จาก 63 ประเทศทั่วโลกสวมชุดไทยประยุกต์สักการะพระแก้วมรกต ประเดิมกิจกรรมเก็บตัว Miss Grand International 2020". The Standard (Thailand) [th] (in Thai). 17 March 2021. Archived from the original on 18 March 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
5. "Abous us — Nuestra Belleza Puerto Rico" (in Spanish). Nuestra Belleza Puerto Rico. 2023. Archived from the original on 11 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
6. Harry Rodríguez (9 August 2015). "Isamar Campos es Miss Grand Puerto Rico 2015" (in Spanish). Metro World News. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
7. "Tercera finalista Nicole Colón en Miss Grand International 2018" (in Spanish). El Vocero. 25 October 2018. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
8. "Rebeca Valentín busca la corona para Puerto Rico" (in Spanish). El Nuevo Dia. 13 September 2014. Archived from the original on 11 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
9. Yomaris Rodríguez (9 April 2021). "Fabiola Valentín: "No me arrepiento de nada"" (in Spanish). El Vocero. Archived from the original on 11 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
10. "ivianie Díaz Arroyo: Nueva Miss Grand Puerto Rico 2021" (in Spanish). Metro World News. 1 October 2021. Archived from the original on 11 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
11. "Puerto Rico tiene cuatro nuevas reinas de belleza" (in Spanish). El Nuevo Día. 23 June 2024. Archived from the original on 23 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
12. Josiah Antonio (25 October 2024). "India wins Miss Grand International 2024; PH bet CJ Opiaza is 1st runner-up". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on 25 October 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
13. Chavely Chiroque; Carol Ruiz; Richard Gomero (25 October 2023). "Luciana Fuster ganó el Miss Grand International 2023: sencillez y glamour en su paso por el concurso de belleza". www.infobae.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 25 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
14. Harry Rodríguez Caraballo (25 October 2023). "Puerto Rico avanza con Oxana Rivera al Top 10 de Miss Grand International 2022". Metro World News. Archived from the original on 11 February 2023.
15. Harry Rodríguez Caraballo (2 December 2021). "Radiante Vivianie Díaz en la preliminar de Miss Grand International 2021" (in Spanish). Metro World News. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
16. Damaris Hernández Mercado (1 December 2021). "Vivianie Díaz Arroyo se retira de los concursos de belleza con total satisfacción" (in Spanish). El Nuevo Día. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
17. Jay Valle (3 November 2022). "Former Miss Argentina and ex-Miss Puerto Rico reveal they are married". NBC News. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
18. Yomaris Rodríguez (21 January 2020). "Exreina se corona en otra faceta" (in Spanish). El Vocero. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.

External links

• Media related to Miss Grand Puerto Rico at Wikimedia Commons
• Nuestra Belleza Puerto Rico Official Website